Seattle super villain Rex Velvet must be getting soft. The persona-turned-celebrity paused his campaign against Phoenix Jones recently to take part in a project with the Make-A-Wish organization. His mission: Help 12-year-old Colby feel like a secret agent for a few days.

Colby is battling spinal muscular atrophy, and he got a chance to track down Rex Velvet last week as part of his wish.

A study out of Portland State University found that water just off the coast of Oregon slightly caffeinated — even though that’s not its natural state. Scientists think the water is contaminated with caffeine because of sewage seeping out to the ocean and septic runoff.

Would you be more likely to stop at Starbucks on your way to work if Metro buses started squirting the scent of coffee into the air during your morning ride?

Yeah, it doesn’t sound too appealing. But this is apparently a marketing technique tested by Dunkin’ Donuts on South Korean buses.

Dunkin’ has determined South Korean customers think of the shops as places to buy doughnuts but not coffee. So the company is getting creative — and maybe a little a little creepy — with the coffee reminders.

E.T. is a 3,000-pound walrus at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. He recently turned 30, which gave him a good excuse to show off all the tricks he’s learned over the years. Tricks like whistling, growling and roaring — all while being simultaneously adorable and terrifying.

Lil Wayne is a fan of Nirvana — that’s no secret. But the now Weezy has himself on the cover of the band’s famous “Nevermind” album.

In a video launching his new blog Bread Over Bed, the entertainer sits between the altered Nirvana cover and a picture of Albert Einstein. He explains that the video site is about a lifestyle, not just a movement or a phrase.

I’m not clear on how Nirvana and Einstein fit into the picture, but I was pretty distracted by the beeping in the background. Time to charge those batteries, Weezy.

There are few things that will persuade a person to pay $80 for a cup of coffee, and making a point might be one.

Carmine Gallo, writing for Forbes, explains that he paid $80 for a cup of coffee to prove that experience matters. He visited the Funnel Mill coffee shop in LA, where coffee cups are placed at specific angles for ease of use and water is filtered to perfection.

And that means they can charge $80 for the rare Kopi Luwak beverage: coffee that has been consumed and pooped out by an Asian palm civet or Luwak.

That’s what the sign at the main entrance of Seattle’s new downtown Target store says. The compact, three-leveled Target opens Wednesday on Second Avenue between Pike and Union streets, signalling a new era for downtown residents.